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American-born photographer Thomas Ives has worked for international news and feature magazines for over 38 years. His photo essays and images have appeared in National Geographic, Time, Geo, Stern, Newsweek, Life, Smithsonian, and many others publications. He...
Las fuertes lluvias que azotan Ecuador se han intensificado aún más llegando a cobrar vidas debido a los derrumbes y las crecidas inesperadas de los ríos. El lodo y la intensidad de las lluvias han cobrado 5 vidas en el cantón de Sigchos, en Cotopax. La tragedia a la...
By Jeff Van Pelt, Ed.D. If you are learning either Spanish or English as a second language, you have probably had the experience of “I am reading and writing it pretty well now, and my speech is even coming along, but when an Ecuadorian – or North American – starts...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Festival - de Músicas del Mundo starts Tues at 20:00 in the Teatro Pumapungo with las Tres Marías and the choruses (what the heck is the plural of chorus? chori?) from the Conservatory and the UDA. Taller - a drum workshop was held...
Vicente Corral Moscoso Hospital has treated Cuenca’s first case of the Zika virus. Administrators say the treatment was successful and that the patient was discharged. The hospital’s health coordinator, Oswaldo Suarez, said that the patient was infected during a...
Después de su detención en al medio día del 25 de enero, el mayor Fidel Araujo recibió al anochecer el indulto por parte del presidente Rafael Correa. El mayor Fidel Araujo debía cumplir una condena de 3 años, esto bajo la acusación de haber incitado la rebelión de la...
Heavy rains and high tides inundated several communities on Ecuador’s coast and weather forecasters report that El Niño conditions are strengthening. Landslides were reported in several locations, blocking highways and destroying houses. Much of the city of Esmeraldas...
She's been called the South African scam lady, a witch, thief, and liar. She's said to have an arrogant attitude and a bad temper. She’s fair game for social media ridicule by expats who comment on her weight (it’s a lot), clothing (not fashionable), and hair color...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Concierto - a concert fusing orchestral music with church bells will be Tues. at 19:30 in the Plaza de Santo Domingo. Open to the public. Danza - an open house at the Balleti Centro Artistico (Av. Viracochabamba N4-27) from 27-30/1...
Quito, Ecuador. - La madrugada de este lunes un vehículo liviano cayó en un hueco provocado por un hundimiento en la calle Pablo Alvear y Juan de Herrera, en el sector conocido como Chilibulo, ubicado al sur de la capital. Por suerte de las 2 personas que viajaban en...
Cuenca rental compliance officers are working with the provincial judicial council to stop landlords from overcharging for rent. The city says that there are about 45,000 rental properties in Cuenca. City councilman Xavier Barrera says that rents have increased...
As Carnival approaches, police have issued their annual warning to Cuenca's children and adolescents that they can be arrested if they are caught dousing unsuspecting passers-by with water. A few water balloons are already flying in Cuenca’s historic district even...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Música - The Polifónico Festival de Músicas del Mundo will open with the group "Tres Marías" on Tue, 26/1 at 20:00 in the Teatro Pumapungo. Cine - "Humano" will open the Segundo Festival del Cine Francés (all cognates so you can do...
Alarm over thousands of birth defects blamed on the mosquito-borne Zika virus spread on Friday with health ministers in three countries urging women to postpone pregnancy. The authorities in Ecuador, Colombia and El Salvador have recommended that couples avoid...
U.S. actor Leonardo DiCaprio announced earlier this week that he will donate $ 3.4 million to Ecuadorian indigenous groups fighting to protect the country’s Amazonian rain forest. According to Ecuador’s ministry that manages oil and mining interests, the gift is not...
Cuenca’s Mariscal La Mar Airport will close from 10 p.m. Saturday, February 6, until 6 p.m. Monday, February 8 for repairs and upgrades. The Cuenca Airport Corporation, which manages the facility, said it picked Carnival weekend for the closure due to the reduced...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Concierto - by the U of Cuenca's Musical Arts students with chorus, guitar and mixed (not sure what the mixed referred to) Fri at 19:00 in the Catedral Vieja. Teatro - "El Invertido" will be presented Fri at 20:00 in el Central Cultural...
President Rafael Correa says he’s given up trying to convince OPEC to reduce oil production. "With only a small cut in production, the price would rise significantly," Correa told reporters on Thursday, referring primarily to Saudi Arabia, which controls the OPEC...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Concierto - "Recital de docentes" (Teachers recital) Thurs at 17:00 in the teatro "Fabián Carrasco" at the U of Cuenca on the Yanuncay campus. (Which I think is actually nearer the Tarqui.) Música - An electronic music duo, Anthony...
La fuertes lluvias que azotan la ciudad de Guayaquil han traído un caos total, principalmente en sectores donde la basura ha sido una de las problemáticas más evidentes y es que el problema es que esta basura la cual ha sido depositada por las mismas personas, con el...
